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Nymph in folklore, a dryad (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oread

'nymph' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in folklore a dryad' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'OREAD' is hidden in the letters of 'folklore a dryad'.

(Other definitions for oread that I've seen before include "classically beautiful girl" , "Maid of the Mountains" , "spirit at peak?" , "O dear, a strange mountain nymph" , "mountainous girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.
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